[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6264 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6264

   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
         stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

Mr. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
         stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward 
Bound Student Stipend Support Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM STIPENDS.

    Section 402C(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a-13(f)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Youths participating''; and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Maximum stipends through fiscal year 2024.--Subject 
        to paragraph (2), youths participating'';
            (2) by striking ``$60 per month'' and inserting ``$60 per 
        month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
        section for fiscal year 2024, $180 per month)'';
            (3) by striking ``$300 per month'' and inserting ``$300 per 
        month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
        section for fiscal year 2024, $900 per month)'';
            (4) by striking ``$40 per month'' and inserting ``$40 per 
        month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
        section for fiscal year 2024, $120 per month)'';
            (5) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
        ``Veterans participating in a project assisted under this 
        section for fiscal year 2024 and specifically designed for 
        veterans under subsection (d)(6) may be paid stipends not in 
        excess of $300 per month.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Maximum stipends for fiscal year 2025 and each 
        succeeding fiscal year.--
                    ``(A) Fiscal year 2025.--In determining maximum 
                stipend amounts with respect to any project assisted 
                under this section for fiscal year 2025, each of the 
                dollar amounts referenced in paragraph (1) for fiscal 
                year 2024 shall be increased by a percentage equal to 
                the estimated percentage change increase in the 
                Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, 
                using the definition in section 478(f)), and rounding 
                the result to the nearest $10.
                    ``(B) Fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal 
                year.--In determining maximum stipend amounts with 
                respect to any project assisted under this section for 
                fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, each 
                of the dollar amounts determined under this paragraph 
                for the preceding fiscal year shall be increased by a 
                percentage equal to the estimated percentage change 
                increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by 
                the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)), 
                and rounding the result to the nearest $10.''.
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